- Adam Lambert Comes Out -- and Says a Lot of Other Stuff, Too. In Rolling Stone's cover story this week -- a profile of Adam Lambert, runner-up of American Idol -- the rocker admits that he is gay, and moreoever, that he was semi-attracted to Kris Allen, his roommate and a "pretty" guy who is "totally [his] type." But more interesting, he essentially admits he decided to try out for Idol after tripping on shrooms. [Rolling Stone via USA Today]
- The Gosselins Don't Beat Their Pets -- That Hard. The Gosselin family of Jon & Kate Plus 8 fame just spoke out to quash rumors that they beat their dogs. (This after rumors that Kate is cheating, Jon is cheating, they overwork their children, and more). In response to Humane Society complaints, Jon had this to say: "Those kids beat them up, climb on them, pull their tails, bite at them, drag them around and everything you can imagine not to do to an animal, they've done." Not exactly... reassuring. [ABC News]
- Bradley Cooper, Movin' On Up. With his first major starring role in The Hangover, Bradley Cooper is now on a big upswing -- following the successful opening weekend for his film , he's now in talks to join as a star of The A-Team. He would play the part of Face in the Fox adaptation. [Hollywood Reporter]
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